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Ship Ahoy!..It's cruise season
10.06.10
THE cruise season gets
underway this week with the arrival of two of the
four ships to visit Lough Foyle this year.
Passengers on board the Saga Pearl II will wake up
on the lough today after spending time visiting
Guernsey, Falmouth, Cobh and Dublin.
And on Sunday, the Alexander von Humbolt, named
after the famous German explorer, will arrive in the
locality after calling at Glengarriff, Foynes and
Killybegs.
Cruise North West is a partnership between Derry
City Council, Londonderry Port & Harbour
Commissioners, the Loughs Agency and Derry Visitor &
Convention Bureau [DVCB]. The partnership undertook
a series of marketing activities this year including
attendance at key cruise industry events and the
publication of a new brochure. |
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Visitors will be
treated to an authentic local experience upon
arrival and will enjoy musical entertainment as they
disembark. They will then have a choice of
excursions including a tour of the Walled City of
Derry, a trip to the world famous Giant's Causeway
or a tour of the Inishowen Peninsula and Glenveagh
National Park.
Londonderry Port & Harbour Commissioners
harbourmaster, Bill McCann, from Shroove, said the
port is delighted to offer berthing and piloting
facilities to the visiting vessels.
“We welcome the opportunity to work alongside DVCB
in promoting the port to cruise ships.”
The DVCB's Aoife Thomas added: “The North West
region of Derry and its hinterland has huge
potential as a cruise destination. The region has
previously attracted up to 12 ships per year and we
hope to reach this target once again.
"The cruise industry is constantly changing and
operators are continually sourcing new ports to
refresh their product offering. Cruise North West is
an exciting project for DVCB to be involved with and
it is our aim to encourage cruise operators to
include our destination in their itineraries."
Meanwhile, Derry City Council marketing officer,
Claire Lundy said the local authority looked forward
to capitalising on the successes to date.
“Building upon the strong reputation the region has
developed as a cruise destination, we look forward
to the positive results the partnership will
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